A Half-Truth is (still) a Whole-Lie
“We’re going to work with federal housing agencies to help more people refinance their mortgages at interest rates that are now near 4 percent,†Obama said in his speech last week to announce the $450 billion jobs package. The plan would put “more than $2,000...Of Projects and Plans
How could it be that less than 20% of Americans think that “government is working?†It would seem more projectable, (given our grand political divide) that roughly a third of us would always be happy with our government, another third deeply discouraged, and the...The Great Sino-American Currency War
The economic relationship between the United States and China is often described as being “co-dependent.†The Chinese lend America money, and the Americans buy Chinese goods. If the Americans stopped buying Chinese goods, then people in China would lose their...Partisanship, Policies and Principles
Just when we come to understand that we have some really large challenges, the President has once again come to the rescue with a blindingly simple and universal solution. In another salvific and timely act, Doctor Obama has done a diagnostic assessment of our...Observations on the August 11th Iowa GOP/Fox News Presidential Debate
Courtesy of State Central Committee member Gopal Krishna, my wife and I had great 8th row seats for the Iowa GOP/Fox News Presidential Debate. The debate included: Speaker Gingrich; Governors: Huntsman, Pawlenty and Romney; Senator Santorum, Representatives Bachmann...Hope and Change and the Enola Gay
The explosion we all heard on Monday, the 8th of August, 2011 has now been identified. It has been determined that the explosion was actually detonated somewhere in the vicinity of Washington, DC, and was apparently loud enough to be heard in all corners of the...
The Politics of Obamacare, Medicaid, Illegal Immigration, and Education Reform: The Conservative Reader Interview with Sen. Jack Whitver (Part 2 of 2)
In part one of this interview, the last legislative session was the main focus. Now we will turn our attention to the major issues that will be hotly debated in 2012. One of the first things to jump out at anyone who starts digging into the issues being wrestled with...College Is A Bad Investment
To the baby boom generation, a college degree was almost a mystical amulet, and just possessing it meant that your life would be improved in mystical ways. Thus, a college degree was something to be quested for, like a hero from Greek or Norse mythology....Why Iowa’s 2011 Legislative Session Matters to Conservatives: The Conservative Reader Interview with Senator Jack Whitver (Part 1 of 2)
Three weeks removed from ending the third longest legislative session in Iowa history, I had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with District 35’s representative in the Iowa Senate—Republican Jack Whitver. The main focus of our conversation was the...Stay in Touch
